Bringhurst
Major Settlement in the Parish of Bringhurst
Historical Forms
- Bruningehurst 1211 ChancR 1220 Cur
- Briningehurst' 1220 Cur
- Brinningehurste 1229 RHug
- Brinegehurst 1279 Ipm
- Breningehurst 1199 FF 1220 Cur
- Brenningeherst 1200 ib
- Bremingeherst 1214 ib
- Bremingehurst 1236 Fees
- Bruninghyrst 1189 Ch 1332
- Bruninghurst 1220 Cur 1276 Misc
- Brununghurst 1262 Fine
- Brin(n)inghurst m.12 HCand e.13 Peake 1231 Fine 1264 RGrav 1293 Ass
- Brininghyrst m.12 HCand
- Brinhinkhirst c.1150 Peake
- Brinningherst 1231 Fine
- Brin(n)inghirst' 1275 RGrav 1292,1299 Wyg
- Bryn(n)ynghurst 1252 Fine l.13 Peake 1290(p),1308 Ipm
- Briminghyrst 1189 Ch 1332
- Brimingherst 1214 Cur
- Brenninghurst 1275 BelCartB e.15 OSut 1293 Rut 1310
- Brennynghirst c.1291 Tax
- Bremyngherste c.1291 ib
- Brinegherst, Brinigherst, Brinighurst 12 Peake
- Brinighirst e.13 ib
- Brinihirst 1125×28 LN 1293(p),1294 Wyg 1320 Peake
- Brynehyrst m.13 HCand
- Brinehyrst l.13 Peake
- Brinkeherst 1214 Cur
- Bryngeherst 1321 Misc 1427 Peake
- Bryngehirst 1369,1428 1429 Conant
- Brinchirst 1221 RHug
- Bringherst(e) 1254 Val 1312,1321,1382 Peake
- Bringhirst m.13 CN 1291 OSut 1336,1351 Peake 1394,1395 1428 FA
- Bringhyrst' 1317 LCh 1444 Peake
- Brynghirst 1336,1346 1384 1428 FA
- Brynghurst 1321 Cl 1330 Pat 1430,1443 Peake 1518 Visit 1553 Pat
- Brynghyrst 1410 Conant 1444 Peake
- Bringhurst(e) 1450,1457 Conant 1583,1601 LibCl
- Bringest 1312 Peake 1604 SR
- Bringeast 1576 Saxton 1610 Speed 1729 LML
Etymology
'The wooded hill belonging to Brȳni's people', v. -inga-, hyrst . The OE masc. pers.n. Brȳni is also to be found in Brineton St 1129, Brington Nth 79 and Brinnington Ch 1 268. The township is sited on a small hill overlooking the river Welland in what was once heavily wooded countryside.